Wouldn't it be great if our city could bottle the enthusiasm for the rest of the year? This is a fabulous place and we should constantly celebrate the positive. Baltimore is the undiscovered city of the East Coast with so much to offer. Now that our football team has famously put us on the map, we should take advantage of the incredible opportunity.

All eyes are now on the Ravens to right the wrong done by the NFL with its ridiculous slap on the wrist "punishment" of Ray Rice ("NFL vice president Adolph Birch says Ray Rice's discipline was 'appropriate,'" July 28).

The reason the Ravens finished 30th in the NFL in rushing wasn't completely due to the lack of competent runners or ineffective linemen, it was due mainly to a predictable offensive strategy, a curse that has plagued the team for more than just one season ("Ravens could be looking for running...

The comments I've been reading about the failure of the Ravens to make the playoffs this year all dance around the real issue: the salary cap ("Ravens' offseason primer on free agents and a salary cap update," Dec. 31).

My husband and I are Ravens fans and have greatly enjoyed the six years that the team made the playoffs and finally the Super Bowl. What an amazing ride! Even this last year the team entertained us with some wild and woolly games. We are terribly sorry that they didn't make the playoffs for the...